Maple Leaf’s newly created and wholly owned subsidiary, Greenleaf Foods, will oversee the military march on the exploding plant protein market. One might have thought that Maple Leaf would be an anchor for that. In its announcement, Maple Leaf Foods said the $310-million (U.S.) facility, which will employ about 450 people, will be supported by approximately $50 million (U.S.) in government and utility grants and incentives. Maple Leaf did not respond to a query as to whether any Canadian sites were considered for turning Maple Leaf, described by Curtin as “a small company up in Canada,” into Greenleaf. Should all go according to plan, a groundbreaking plant protein innovation hub will take root.

Source: thestar April 12, 2019 14:48 UTC